Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Vehicle Control

Stratom; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

Retirement investment plan

Annual paid time off

Holiday pay

Job summary

Stratom, Inc. seeks a Sr. Embedded Software Engineer in Louisville, CO, to own vehicle control software spanning architecture, implementation, hardware integration, and verification.

You will build robust embedded subsystems, define task scheduling and data flows, and drive safety-focused design across autonomy and systems teams. You will bring 5+ years of embedded experience, C/C++, Linux, CAN, and Python for testing, contributing to production-grade robotic platforms with CI/CD pipelines and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional embedded software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in C and C++.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, static analysis, and code quality tools.
• Experience with CAN and SAE J1939.
• Experience developing software in a Linux environment.
• Strong proficiency in Python for test automation and engineering tools.
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded software in C and C++ on microcontrollers running RTOS for vehicle control, actuation, sensing, and autonomous system functions.
• Develop and integrate peripherals and interfaces for CAN, PWM, GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART ADC, timers, and watchdog.
• Own software architecture and design decisions for embedded subsystems, and lead design and code reviews.
• Define and own the runtime architecture of embedded vehicle software, including task scheduling, inter-module data flow, and diagnostics.
• Build unit, integration, software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, and system-level tests, and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead embedded software bring-up on new vehicle platforms, including controller configuration, peripheral and network verification, and integration with sensors and actuators.
• Triage issues and perform root cause analysis using system context, field observations, and log data.
• Work with the autonomy and systems teams to define the vehicle control-autonomy interface, including messaging, fault handling, and platform safety requirements.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of vehicle-level safety mechanisms for autonomous platforms, such as fault monitoring, emergency stop, and fail-safe behavior.
• Mentor engineers and promote sound software and system safety practices across the team.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Git & CI/CD

Python

Debugging & problem solving

Linux

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or related field

Tools

CAN

SAE J1939

Linux

Hardware interfaces

Job description

Stratom, Inc. seeks a Sr. Embedded Software Engineer in Louisville, CO, to own vehicle control software spanning architecture, implementation, hardware integration, and verification.

You will build robust embedded subsystems, define task scheduling and data flows, and drive safety-focused design across autonomy and systems teams. You will bring 5+ years of embedded experience, C/C++, Linux, CAN, and Python for testing, contributing to production-grade robotic platforms with CI/CD pipelines and